Inside the rise of Wall Street's distinguished engineers and technical fellows

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• Distinguished engineers and technical fellows are among the highest-level technologists in banking.
• They are selected through an extensive process that highlights technical prowess and influence.
• BI discussed the the program with execs from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.

Every two years, a selective group of Morgan Stanley's elite technologists open their ranks to welcome a new crop of distinguished engineers.

This month...